Redlights and Redeyes

I could sit here and write a ton of copy about covering Florida politics. Fact of the matter is, it’s weird, it’s draining, and it’s one of most fun things I get to do in photojournalism. With that, here are some random rectangles from the week of covering Mitt Romney’s win in the Florida Primary [...]

I-4 is an interesting road.  Connecting Daytona, Orlando and Tampa, it slices the nub of South Florida right off the map, it provides a vast array of landmarks – strange kitschy theme parks, vasectomy billboards, and rest stop oasis after oasis.  It is also fertile ground for voters and an area candidates target every election [...]

I am definitely coming up with some pieces of flair for photojournalists on the election trail.  It can be a lonely place out there covering politics, running from spray to rope to riser, sending from the floor of some conference room, being surrounded by thousands, but only knowing the 10 other photographers in the pool. [...]

Suit.  Check. Tie.   Check. Podium.  Check. Stage full of red, white, and blue accents.  Check. Talking points.  Check. American flag pin.  Check. Finger pointing.  Check. Riser.  Check. Twenty other photographers getting the same shot.  Check. I really do love covering politics…there’s that inherent challenge in making something unique that goes beyond what is literally [...]

Well, it was go to the beach and be the only dude wearing jeans in nearly 100 degree weather day. Life as a Florida photojournalist could be rougher, I guess, but for a simple story about new F.D.A. regulations for the marketing of sunscreen (running in tomorrow’s New York Times) you would think finding someone [...]

Behind the scenes at Cirque du Soleil?  Yes, please. My only complaint wasn’t having more days to shoot.  It was visual overload, but even in one full day, the crew literally worked on only a few real seconds of the actual production.  There is that much attention to detail. The New York Times sent me [...]